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SILLA – Sila is Boss Album Release Show

A rare Ottawa concert bridging Indigenous tradition with contemporary electronic music. Inuit throat singing duo, Silla celebrates the release of Sila is Boss, a fierce sonic experiment where throat singing meets club energy.

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Recap: Pique winter edition wrapped

That’s a wrap Pique winter edition. What an amazing way to cap off 2025! We welcomed over 800 attendees, supported more than 20 artists, and subsidized over 280 admissions.

Pique winter edition programming revealed

Genre-bending hip hop, ambient-glitch, playful installation, and the return of the Queertopia kiki ball all under one roof at Pique winter edition. Designed for discovery, community connection and radical self-expression, Pique brings together some of the boldest ground-breaking artists from across Canada to experiment and engage with the local artistic community.

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Radio art, Arabic pop, modal traditions, and a Transgender icon define Debaser’s fall–winter 2025 program

Debaser is back this fall and winter with a series of captivating performances that feature radio art, Arabic and SWANA club music, modal traditions, and transcendent jazz-soul songwriting. Across these four unique events, audiences will experience the breadth of sonic experimentation and community-driven artistry.

It takes a whole community to make Pique happen ✨ To all of the people who make it possible 💛 thank you.

💛VOLUNTEERS 💛
Mellina Mallah, Liam McLeish, Muzzamil Saqlain, Yiyan Liu, Ciaran Slowey, Riley Rochon, Ryan Inayeh, Leo Smith, Graham Digby, S

Announcing 📣 Inuit throat singing duo, @sillathroatsingers celebrate the release of SILA IS BOSS, a fierce sonic experiment where throat singing meets club energy, on Sat Jan 24 at Club SAW
Don’t miss this rare Ottawa concert bridging Indigeno

Thanks to everyone involved in 𝓠𝓾𝓮𝓮𝓻𝓽𝓸𝓹𝓲𝓪 𝓚𝓲𝓴𝓲 𝓑𝓪𝓵𝓵 2.0 presented by Legendary OA Mother Maldita @rdanah and Yéila Siriano @cerenaworld2.0 @kikihouseofsiriano_

Thank you to all of the legends and parents who made it happen:

PIQUE WINTER EDITION ‘25 YEARBOOK 📚 ARTISTS & CURATORS

Artists drive Pique forward. Whether they’re emerging or established; local or from out-of-town, we’re grateful for each and every one. To the artists and curators who par

Pique is here! Tonight at @artscourt Pique features more than 20 artists across 6 stages and exhibition spaces, including underground music, forward-thinking art and bold performance 💥

FEATURING (A-Z)
🔹 16:9 ratio @geunf
🔹 @ajeebsir
🔹 @banggzwav

Before Pique kicks off, we want to pause and acknowledge that this festival takes place on stolen, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people. This is not a formality. Land acknowledgements are a reminder that colonization is ongoing, and

Subsidized tickets to Pique are over 85% SOLD OUT (and no longer available at the door), so make sure to get yours today! 🎟️✨

But wait. Who's subsidizing all these tickets? 🤔

Pique's ticketing system is based on equitable access. About one third

About Us

Established in 2013, Debaser is an arts organization and event presenter/producer based on unceded Algonquin territory (in so-called Ottawa). Read more →

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